Exploring ancient skies : a survey of ancient and cultural astronomy
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Springer e-books
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Accés en línia: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Exploring ancient skies, a survey of ancient and cultural astronomy, David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone, 2nd ed., New York, Springer, 2011, 1 vol. (xxv, 614 p.), 978-1-4419-7623-9 |
Taula de continguts:
- Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Part I - Astronomical Background 1. Historical Perspectives 2. Principal Features of the Sky 3. Observational Methods and Problems 4. Time and the Calendar 5. Transient Phenomena Part II - Astronomy in Cultures 6. Paleolithic and Neolithic Cultures 7. Antecedents of the Western Tradition 8. African Cultures 9. Indo-Iranian Cultures 10. China, Korea, and Japan 11. Oceanic Cultures 12. Mesoamerica 13. America North of Mexico 14. South American Cultures 15. The Descent of the Gods and the Purposes of Ancient Astronomy Appendices A. Archaeoastronomy Tools B. Modern Star Charts C. Sample Exercises and Problems D. Mayan Calendar Progression: A Sample References and Bibliography Index